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hairpin bend

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Noun1.hairpin bend - a U-shaped bend in a road
bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)


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And then young Scottish racing driver Rory Bryant took me hurtling towards a hairpin bend at 100mph at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife in midweek.
In fact, the automatic Aprilia is just like a middleweight bike to ride - the only odd bit is when you're in a hairpin bend or going round a mini-roundabout when it freewheels which can make you run wide in the turn.
The Yas Marina Circuit, like the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, features the long straights and tight hairpin bends which are the hallmarks of circuits created by acclaimed track designer Herman Tilke.
 
 
 
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